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30 Documentaries That Deserve to Be Added to the National Film Registry

A list of thirty documentary movies that deserve to be inducted into the National Film Registry for preservation.
Update: 20 Feet from Stardom (2013) was added to the Registry in 2023.
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Gimme Shelter (1970)
Gimme Shelter (1970)
2
That's Entertainment! (1974)
That's Entertainment! (1974)
3
Pumping Iron (1977)
Pumping Iron (1977)
4
Gates of Heaven (1978)
Gates of Heaven (1978)
5
Scared Straight! (1978)
Scared Straight! (1978)
6
Vernon, Florida (1981)
Vernon, Florida (1981)
7
Burden of Dreams (1982)
Burden of Dreams (1982)
8
Streetwise (1984)
Streetwise (1984)
9
The Silent Scream (1984)
The Silent Scream (1984)
10
For All Mankind (1989)
For All Mankind (1989)
11
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)
12
Baraka (1992)
Baraka (1992)
13
Crumb (1994)
Crumb (1994)
14
Frank and Ollie (1995)
Frank and Ollie (1995)
15
Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996)
Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996)
16
When We Were Kings (1996)
When We Were Kings (1996)
17
Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997)
Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997)
18
American Movie (1999)
American Movie (1999)
19
Jackass: The Movie (2002)
Jackass: The Movie (2002)
20
Capturing the Friedmans (2003)
Capturing the Friedmans (2003)
21
Grizzly Man (2005)
Grizzly Man (2005)
22
Murderball (2005)
Murderball (2005)
23
This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006)
This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006)
24
The King of Kong (2007)
The King of Kong (2007)
25
Food, Inc. (2008)
Food, Inc. (2008)
26
Man on Wire (2008)
Man on Wire (2008)
27
This Is It (2009)
This Is It (2009)
28
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011)
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011)
29
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (2012)
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (2012)
30
20 Feet From Stardom (2013)
20 Feet From Stardom (2013)
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